The Daily Snitch - Weekend Edition, July 2, 2017
Happy Belated Birthday Wishes to Dobby the Free Elf!
(June 28, ? – March 1998)
Joanne K. Rowling:
• Former Scholastic president Barbara Marcus: An Exclusive Interview with the Publisher Who Brought Harry Potter to the United States. (getunderlined.)
• HP and the Philosopher's Stone is being translated into Scots by Matthew Fitt.
Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Celebrating Harry's 20th Anniversary Around the World.
• Pottercast # 271: The Boy Who Lived. (20th Anniversary podcast)
• The late Sir John Hurt (Garrick Ollivander) honoured by the British Film Institute.
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) in new theatre play 'Disco Pigs' rehearsal pictures (with Colin Campbell).
• Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Warwick Davis (Griphook), Domhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley) & others from the HP and Fantastic Beasts franchise join Oscars Academy. (More info here.)
• Voldemort's death in 'Deathly Hallows Part 2' movie almost featured him as tree shape.
• MinaLima, the HP movies graphics team, celebrates Pride Month with special workshops and tours.
• Mikaelam wrote Wax On Wax Off this "Harry Potter" Misconception. (MuggleNet)
Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Jude Law (young Albus Dumbledore) backs campaign to bring free theatre tickets to kids.
Pottermore News
• Pottermore announced week-long Harry Potter pop-up shop in London, July 1 to 7. And here is the report by MuggleNet, after visiting the shop.
Prompt Challenges:
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hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 199 (due on or before July 8): “You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” ― Oscar Wilde, Nearly Headless Nick and Goblin Liaison Office.
• HPfanFicTalk is running the Sirius Black is Gay Challenge (ends July 7).
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt # 9: Fireside Confessions (Remus/Sirius only)
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hp_creatures posted the creature prompts for July: 1. kelpie, 2. boiling hot, 3. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France
Communities:
•hp_creatures posted the Prompting Post for this year's Creatures Halloween Fest. Promotion banners for the fest are here
•hprarefest posted an end of the fest mod post.
• MuggleNet Fan Fictions is running the Nineteen Years Later Ficathon. The Ficathon will run through September 1, 2017. (More info.
• Sign-ups have started for the ninth round of the Harry/Draco LDWS contest atslythindor100. Sign-ups end on Wednesday, July 5.
•hd_erised posted promotion banners for H/D Erised 2017. Sign-ups start July 28.
•hd_erised posted Rules and Guidelines for this year's winter fest.
•hd_wireless: Posting started at the Harry/Draco Songfic Fest.
• Claiming is open at theparty_4_potter. (List of Prompts)
•hd_fanart announced the 10th Annual Harry/Draco Art Fest. Prompting starts July 8.
•one_bad_man posted the weekly sign-up post for reccers. Three days are still open.
Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
•hp_mhealthfest posted the Masterlist and Reveals of this year's Mental Health Fest.
•hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 198 Masterlist.
•hprarefest posted the Week Four Round-up of the Harry Potter Rare Pair Fest.
Editor's Choice Rec:
• Moldova's Magical Tea by anon @hd_wireless (Harry/Draco | NC-17 | 32,220 words)
Summary: Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and – to everyone’s surprise – Draco Malfoy are opening a magical tea shop to revive wizarding tea culture and, hopefully, to bring the community together after the war.
Fandom Recs:
• @nachodiablo made a rec post with 11 top!Remus/Sirius fics (explicit).
•tdcat recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R).
•madeleone recced Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic with art (R).
•germankitty recced Buffy the Vampire Slayer crossover fic (G).
•capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
•toblass recced Severus Snape art (G).
•themightyflynn recced Lucius Malfoy/Severus Snape(/Hermione Granger) fic (NC-17).
Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from July 2 to 8 atpotterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from June 26 to July 1.
Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: Marina Cano (University of Limerick, Ireland) talks about her recent book Jane Austen and Performance.
Discussions:
• tumblr thread by various contibutors: 'White Boy' Snape: Classism (and Racism) in Harry Potter.
Essay/Meta:
• Chelsey Pippin & Ellie Bate wrote/collected 7 Essays That Every Harry Potter Fan Needs To Read. (Buzzfeed, June 30, 2017)
• Beatrice Groves wrote Literary Allusions in Harry Potter: Shakespeare and Harry Potter, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. (MuggleNet)
• Alison wrote Seven Reasons We Should All Want To Be Hufflepuffs, told by Puffs. (MuggleNet)
General Fandom News:
• US Quidditch Cup 11 announced date and location: April 14 – 15, 2018, in Round Rock, Texas.
Searches:
•dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.
Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.
(June 28, ? – March 1998)
Joanne K. Rowling:
• Former Scholastic president Barbara Marcus: An Exclusive Interview with the Publisher Who Brought Harry Potter to the United States. (getunderlined.)
• HP and the Philosopher's Stone is being translated into Scots by Matthew Fitt.
Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Celebrating Harry's 20th Anniversary Around the World.
• Pottercast # 271: The Boy Who Lived. (20th Anniversary podcast)
• The late Sir John Hurt (Garrick Ollivander) honoured by the British Film Institute.
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) in new theatre play 'Disco Pigs' rehearsal pictures (with Colin Campbell).
• Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Warwick Davis (Griphook), Domhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley) & others from the HP and Fantastic Beasts franchise join Oscars Academy. (More info here.)
• Voldemort's death in 'Deathly Hallows Part 2' movie almost featured him as tree shape.
• MinaLima, the HP movies graphics team, celebrates Pride Month with special workshops and tours.
• Mikaelam wrote Wax On Wax Off this "Harry Potter" Misconception. (MuggleNet)
Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Jude Law (young Albus Dumbledore) backs campaign to bring free theatre tickets to kids.
Pottermore News
• Pottermore announced week-long Harry Potter pop-up shop in London, July 1 to 7. And here is the report by MuggleNet, after visiting the shop.
Prompt Challenges:
•
hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 199 (due on or before July 8): “You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” ― Oscar Wilde, Nearly Headless Nick and Goblin Liaison Office.• HPfanFicTalk is running the Sirius Black is Gay Challenge (ends July 7).
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt # 9: Fireside Confessions (Remus/Sirius only)
•
hp_creatures posted the creature prompts for July: 1. kelpie, 2. boiling hot, 3. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole FranceCommunities:
•
hp_creatures posted the Prompting Post for this year's Creatures Halloween Fest. Promotion banners for the fest are here•
hprarefest posted an end of the fest mod post.• MuggleNet Fan Fictions is running the Nineteen Years Later Ficathon. The Ficathon will run through September 1, 2017. (More info.
• Sign-ups have started for the ninth round of the Harry/Draco LDWS contest at
slythindor100. Sign-ups end on Wednesday, July 5. •
hd_erised posted promotion banners for H/D Erised 2017. Sign-ups start July 28.•
hd_erised posted Rules and Guidelines for this year's winter fest.•
hd_wireless: Posting started at the Harry/Draco Songfic Fest. • Claiming is open at the
party_4_potter. (List of Prompts)•
hd_fanart announced the 10th Annual Harry/Draco Art Fest. Prompting starts July 8.•
one_bad_man posted the weekly sign-up post for reccers. Three days are still open.Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
•
hp_mhealthfest posted the Masterlist and Reveals of this year's Mental Health Fest.•
hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 198 Masterlist.•
hprarefest posted the Week Four Round-up of the Harry Potter Rare Pair Fest.Editor's Choice Rec:
• Moldova's Magical Tea by anon @
hd_wireless (Harry/Draco | NC-17 | 32,220 words)Summary: Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and – to everyone’s surprise – Draco Malfoy are opening a magical tea shop to revive wizarding tea culture and, hopefully, to bring the community together after the war.
Fandom Recs:
• @nachodiablo made a rec post with 11 top!Remus/Sirius fics (explicit).
•
tdcat recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R).•
madeleone recced Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic with art (R).•
germankitty recced Buffy the Vampire Slayer crossover fic (G).•
capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).•
toblass recced Severus Snape art (G).•
themightyflynn recced Lucius Malfoy/Severus Snape(/Hermione Granger) fic (NC-17).Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from July 2 to 8 at
potterfests.• The SS/HP Prophet from June 26 to July 1.
Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: Marina Cano (University of Limerick, Ireland) talks about her recent book Jane Austen and Performance.
Discussions:
• tumblr thread by various contibutors: 'White Boy' Snape: Classism (and Racism) in Harry Potter.
Essay/Meta:
• Chelsey Pippin & Ellie Bate wrote/collected 7 Essays That Every Harry Potter Fan Needs To Read. (Buzzfeed, June 30, 2017)
• Beatrice Groves wrote Literary Allusions in Harry Potter: Shakespeare and Harry Potter, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. (MuggleNet)
• Alison wrote Seven Reasons We Should All Want To Be Hufflepuffs, told by Puffs. (MuggleNet)
General Fandom News:
• US Quidditch Cup 11 announced date and location: April 14 – 15, 2018, in Round Rock, Texas.
Searches:
•
dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.